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BIOGRAPHY
ob Burger is a study in contrasts. By night, his fans know him for his passionate, high-energy performances and his skill in composing hook-laden songs. But beyond his reputation as a singer/musician among the rock 'n' roll elite, his other accomplishments extend to careers as a copyright and technology attorney and a computer software consultant.
Growing up, music was always front and center in the Burger household in Erie, Pa. Bob's dad, a music teacher and high school band director, pushed Bob and his siblings in musical directions from an early age. Bob was a given a saxophone at age 4, giving way to piano lessons at age 6 with trumpet following afterward. It wasn't until age 11, though, when his sister taught him the basics of playing guitar, that the musical spark truly ignited. Starting his first band at that time, he immediately began performing and hasn’t stopped since.
Although he studied music theory in high school, music school was not in the cards as his parents insisted he follow a more traditional academic path. With an interest in recording and electronic music, a degree in electrical engineering seemed a logical choice. He played bass in local bars with his band as many as five nights a week and wrote songs in his "spare time“ - yet still managed to graduate as valedictorian from Penn State University.
Despite exceptional academic credentials, Bob refused to settle into a 9 to 5 routine. He hit the road with his band after college, doing gigs in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York and all along the East Coast. After three years, he became road weary and accepted an electrical engineering position in Annapolis, Maryland. A year later, wanting to be closer to a vibrant music scene, he moved to the Jersey Shore and began making contacts with local musicians. He later studied intellectual property law at Rutgers and practiced law after obtaining his J.D. degree with honors… but music continues to be his passion…
In the late '80s, Bob's songwriting career got a boost from Glen Burtnik, later a member of Styx, who enlisted him to co-write several songs that Burtnik and other artists subsequently recorded. To date, Bob has about 40 published songs to his credit. Bob earned a Gold Record award for the Styx Edge of the Century CD. Other Burtnik/Burger songs featured on Styx records are "It Takes Love to Make Love," "Little Suzie" (Styx Greatest Hits - Part 2) and most recently "Killing The Thing That You Love" (Cyclorama). He has also composed songs for Burtnik's solo CDs and for media conglomerates such as HBO.
Around the same time as his early collaborations with Burtnik, Bob met Bobby Bandiera, noted Jersey artist and now a member of Bon Jovi and Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes. Bob joined Bandiera's band on bass, and around 2000, started doing acoustic sets with Bandiera at the Celtic Cottage in Long Branch. When Bandiera missed a gig, Bob took the stage alone…and realized he liked it. The experience was the springboard for his solo career.
Over the years, Bob has opened for Dennis DeYoung (formerly of Styx), Meatloaf, Robert Palmer, Hootie and the Blowfish, and Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, among others. He has also brought together several musician friends for shows paying tribute to some of the artists who have influenced his music, including Fleetwood Mac, Neil Young and Tom Petty. In addition, Bob has self-produced and recorded four acclaimed CDs, Cymbals at Dawn, Surprise Party, Christmas Can’t Wait and The Day After all on his own BIG BRAVE Music label. He was also very involved with co-producing and co-writing portions of Lisa Bouchelle’s latest CD, Bleu Room with a Red Vase.
No Bob Burger bio would be complete without mention of one of Bob's career highlights. In 2007, he was asked to provide music for a Hamptons Labor Day party that Jon Bon Jovi was throwing for friends. Midway into the party, some of the revelers felt like jamming with Bob and the band. No one special…only Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, Jimmy Buffett, Roger Waters and of course Jon Bon Jovi, himself. And later, McCartney was seen on the dance floor, mouthing the words of "Back in the U.S.S.R." as Bob belted out the Beatles tune.
With fans like that, Bob clearly is on the right track.

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RECORDINGS
Bob Burger, BIG BRAVE Music
The Day After • 2012
Christmas Can’t Wait • 2007
Surprise Party • 2006
Cymbals At Dawn • 2003
Live At The Night, Volume 4 (WBJB, 2009)
Material: Melody
Credit: Burtnik/Burger
Performance: Burtnik/Burger
Styx, Cyclorama (Sanctuary Records, 2003)
Material: Killing The Thing That You Love
Credit: Burtnik/Burger
Styx, Rockers (A&M Records/Universal, 2003)
Material: Little Suzie
Credit: Burtnik/Burger
Glen Burtnik, Palookaville (DEKO, 1996)
Material: Little Lucy, Watching The World Go By, My Crowning Achievement
Credit: Burtnik/Burger
Styx, Styx Greatest Hits Part 2 (A&M Records, 1996)
Material: Little Suzie, It Takes Love
Credit: Burtnik/Burger
The James Young Group, Raised by Wolves (Whitehouse, 1995)
Material: Love And Love Alone
Credit: Burtnik/Burger
Bobby Bandiera, Shove It Down Your Throat (Turnpike Records, 1990)
Material: C’Mon Caroline
Credit: Burtnik/Burger
Styx, Edge Of The Century (A&M Records, 1990)
Material: Edge Of The Century
Credit: Burtnik/Burger
Donnie Iris and Mark Avsec, Cellar Full Of Noise (CBS, 1988)
Material: Live After Love
Credit: Burger
Glen Burtnik, Spinning My Wheels (A & M Records, 1987)
Material: Spinning My Wheels
Credit: Burtnik/Burger
FACTS
COMPOSITION • PRODUCTION
Lisa Bouchelle, Blue Room With A Red Vase
(Varese/Saraband – Universal, 2010)
Composition: Over The Edge, Naked, Heaven on Credit
Production: Over The Edge, Naked, Louisiana Rain
Glen Burtnik, Welcome to Hollywood (Atenzia, 2004)
Various Artists, Spirit of Asbury Park (Halycon, 1999)
Material: Only If You Love Me
Composition: Burger/Vadala
Performance: Burger/Vadala
The Pulse, Talk Is Cheap (Endangered Species, 1982)
Single: You Want To Know Why
Credit: Burger
Charted #9 on local Top 40, Erie PA
FILM
HBO Films, Story of 15 Boys (HBO, 1989)
Material: All Of Us
Composition: Burger/Swersky
Performance: Burger
AWARDS
Gold Record award issued by The Recording Industry Associate of America (RIAA) certifying at least 500,000 units sold of Edge of a Century (Styx) composed by Bob Burger and Glen Burtnik.
Quarter Finalist Winner: American Song Festival for “Turn Away” composed by Bob Burger
Album of the Year for Cymbals At Dawn voted by AsburyMusic.com
Kweevak nominated Artist of the Year
Asbury Music Award Nominations: Top Male Solo, Best Album
Asbury Music Award Nomination: Top Male Solo

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QUOTES
“The Day After provides many examples of insight, style and tradition, foregoing sugar-sweet production for unfettered honesty… The Day After explores the art of lyrical intelligence, musical camaraderie and the blending of thoughtful and compositional skills into an album that should take him a few more steps up the ladder of recognition.” - John Pfeiffer, Journalist The Aquarian “If it wasn¹t for a successful career outside of music, Bob Burger just might be a household name by now.”
-Gary Wien, Journalist & Publisher Upstage Magazine “Burger proves great music transcends genres, or, perhaps, creates new genres where necessary.”
-Alan Haber, Journalist Buhdge.com "Bob Burger has outdone himself with The Day After. His work has risen to a level that is undeniable. Solid, intelligent and rocking!" - Glen Burtnik Styx / Singer/Songwriter “Bob and I go back a long way, and if anybody can get it done as far as singing and songwriting goes, he can!“ - Bobby Bandiera Bon Jovi / Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes

5. JERSEY SHORE SINGER/SONGWRITER BOB BURGER TO RELEASE EAGERLY AWAITED FOURTH SOLO ALBUM THE DAY AFTER JANUARY 10, 2012
Bob Burger's fourth solo release will be commemorated with a launch party on January 7, 2012 at McLoone's Supper Club in Asbury Park, attendees to have access to pre-sale of CD
ASBURY PARK, NEW JERSEY (PHANTOM POWER) December 28, 2012 - Five years after the release of his award-winning album Surprise Party, Bob Burger is set to release his fourth solo record, The Day After on his independent BIG BRAVE Music label.
"The theme of the album stemmed from the title cut, The Day After, which was kind of an anchor for the songs that I was writing. The song was inspired by a painting by Edvard Munch of the same title. The cover photo is also inspired loosely by that painting. The work has an odd cohesiveness that seems to form itself, even though the songs are different from one another. The album created its own vision." says Burger.
The much anticipated The Day After release will be celebrated with a full band electric performance and launch party at McLoone's Supper Club in Asbury Park on Saturday, January 7, 2012. The album will not officially be available in stores until January 10, 2012 but all attendees of the launch party will be able to pick up a copy at an on-site pre-sale.
"Although a lot of music these days is downloaded one song at a time, I prefer the concept of a collection of songs as the complete work. If the world is just going for singles downloads, I guess that is where things are at. The way I view this collection, however, is that it is really modeled after a 33 1/3 LP. I think that two 20-25 minute segments is a nice way to listen to the material. So after trying other combinations, I organized the sequencing of the songs into two sides like an LP. I would love it if listeners were to listen to the first side, and then come back later and listen to the second side. You can tell where the sides start and end by the sound of the needle dropping." says Burger.
Appearing on The Day After are many names already familiar to the Jersey Shore music community, particularly Burger loyalists present at his many live shows. Supporting musicians include (in order of appearance) Jimmy Leahey (acoustic, electric guitar), Lisa Bouchelle (vocals), Odell Davis (drums), Plink Giglio (piano), Jerry Gaskill (drums), Southside Johnny (vocals, harp), Laura Giglio (violins), Mike White (drums) and Dave Anthony (congas and African drum).
Fans who loved Burger's debut Cymbals At Dawn and his follow-up LP Surprise Party will not be disappointed. Combining his inherent flair for infectious melody and commanding lead vocals, Burger trumps his own gold-record-award-writing caliber producing a 48-minute masterpiece of genre-transcending favorites for his consistently expanding fan base.
The Day After Track List:
Side One
1. The Day After 2. Empty Track 3. Piano At The Bottom Of The Elevator Shaft 4. Trying To Get Us All Killed 5. The Love Of You 6. The Guitars Are Taking Over
Beginning on January 10, The Day After will be available at area retailer Jack's Music Shoppe, Red Bank. The Day After can also be purchased online at www.cdbaby.com, www.amazon.com and the iTunes Music Store.
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Side Two 1. Don't Paint Your Portrait 2. Coming Apart 3. She Won't Be There 4. Cat & Mouse 5. You Blew My Doors Off!

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